Archive for the my ramblings category

it’s not XML-RPC, but it’ll do

This. Weekend. Sucked. Well, to be fair, only Saturday sucked. Well, it sucked, and then for a brief, shining moment, it was good again, but then it sucked again. Let me explain. On Friday evening I was installing my company’s VPN software on my home PC, so I can attach to the corporate network and […]

why in blue blazes am I still at the office?

Damn, I’m too fast on the enter key. And I don’t have a real content management system, but instead a web form, a few lines of PHP, and some bash scripts. But using FTP and its insecure logins is just evil. Truly. Anyways. Why am I still at the office? I’m almost the only one […]

why in blue blazes am I still at the office?

Xmas wrap-up.

Okay. It’s time for the post-Xmas report. Brace yourselves. First off, I’ve decided to stop saying Christmas and start saying Xmas (as in EKS-mas). For one, I’m not Christian, so Christ doesn’t enter into it for me, so I should stop pretending. Two, there is lots of evidence that Christmas was really a pagan holiday […]

I just simply cannot believe this.

This article has left me totally shellshocked. Completely. Utterly. Fully. I don’t know what else to say. I think I’m only going to travel by rail from now on. And certainly not domestically in the States – I don’t need some idiot security person having me remove my clothes in public, thanks.

wheeeeeee….

I’m feeling a tiny bit better. My head is still pounding though. I totally forgot to write about a bunch of stuff. On Wednesday we saw LOTR:TTT on the IMAX screen at Famous Players Paramount in Toronto. It kicked ass. I think I can say without spoiling it too much that I was happy to […]

euuuuughhh. second try.

Wow, I’m so out of it that I posted a blank entry. Hope that doesn’t mess things up. For some reason, I feel like total ass today. I have a splitting headache that won’t go away. I my face looks like a total burn-out. My brain is having a hard time functioning – it feels […]

euuuuughhh.

Newt and other news

I’ve been collecting great Newton news sites. Here’s my list: Newton Does It. This site is usually updated faster than my brain 🙂 Andre does such a damn fine job with updates, I’m starting to think he might be the most advanced web robot of all time 🙂 Newton Enlightenment. As above, but with images […]

die, telemarketers!

This is one of the smartest things I’ve seen in a long time. A counter-script to follow when a telemarketer calls you, much like the one they use on you. Brilliant. I’m putting this up next to the phone.